Ebro claimed that Kanye is vouching for Owens and Trump not on the substance of their beliefs, but on the notion that they are challenging established systems. "The only reason he likes this Candace lady is because she's challenging conventional black thought," Ebro said, adding that Kanye feels "demonized," and did not feel supported when he was hospitalized in November 2016: "Nobody really showed love for me when I was addicted to opioids and in the hospital," Kanye reportedly said.